Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases (Special)
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases (Special)
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases (Special)
Description
Description
English is filled with curious, intriguing, and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating, and even hilarious origins behind four hundred of them, including: - Read Between the Lines
- Cat Got Your Tongue?
- Put a Sock in It
- Close, but No Cigar
- Bring Home the Bacon
- Caught Red-Handed
- Under the Weather
- Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
- Cat Got Your Tongue?
- Put a Sock in It
- Close, but No Cigar
- Bring Home the Bacon
- Caught Red-Handed
- Under the Weather
- Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
About the Author
About the Author
Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Ulysses Press
Pub date:
2025-10-28
Length:
280 pages
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